The posting
Head of Digital Technology
Scent Senses Pte Ltd · Singapore · Reports to the Managing Director · Full-time
The opportunity
We are hiring a Head of Digital Technology to build systems that outclass our industry and change how it works.
Scent Senses Pte Ltd (SSPL) is a Singapore-based fragrance and cosmetics business spanning wholesale, distribution and multi-country retail. We run lean, we move fast, and we plan to grow several times over without growing headcount at the same rate.
The mission
Build the operating system forthe future of fragrance and cosmetics distribution, with Odoo as the backbone and agentic AI in every workflow. That means a business that can:
• Win on speed: quote, confirm and ship faster than anyone.
• See everything: real-time stock across warehouses, stores and transit.
• Know its margins: true landed cost and margin on every SKU and deal.
• Be easy to trade with: partners connect through portals, EDI and APIs.
• Scale without headcount: AI agents run the routine work.
• Trust its numbers: one product master and data everyone relies on.
What you will do
Architect the distribution system
• Own the end-to-end systems architecture for wholesale and retail sales, point of sale, sourcing, procurement, inventory, logistics and finance.
• Design for modularity, clean data and integration so the system grows into new markets, entities and business lines.
• Decide where Odoo should be extended and where a specialist tool should plug in.
Redesign how we work
• Map how trading actually happens today, then redesign it into fast, repeatable, measurable processes.
• Define which steps belong to people, to Odoo, and to AI agents.
• Drive adoption so the team trusts and uses the system every day.
Lead Odoo, functionally and technically
• Own the Odoo roadmap, now on Odoo 19, across Sales/CRM,Inventory, Purchasing, Accounting and Point of Sale.
• Write and own requirements; direct and challenge our development partner on design, estimates and quality.
• Fix the foundations: product master, numerical accuracy, system speed and professional outgoing documents.
Transform operations with agentic AI
• Identify the workflows where agents create the most leverage, such as RFQ handling, quoting, order entry, store replenishment, document generation and reconciliation.
• Design human-in-the-loop controls and ship agents into production, not just pilots.
Secure the business
• Design security architecture for the ERP, retail systems, integrations and AI agents: access control, agent permissions, audit trails and data boundaries.
• Protect commercial data, pricing and partner trust; engage specialist security partners for testing and hardening.
Build the team
• Lead the in-house IT function and external vendors, and hire selectively as the roadmap demands.
What success looks like
In three years, we are no longerbenchmarked against other distributors. They are benchmarked against us. We will have proven a new way to run distribution, and the industry will be adapting to it.
Picture a business where:
• The system trades alongside us. AI agents handle quotes, orders, replenishment, documents and reconciliations around the clock, while our people focus on relationships and judgement.
• Every decision is informed. Live margin, stock and demand signals across every warehouse, store and market, in one view.
• Partners plug in rather than phone in.Suppliers, customers and retail partners connect to us directly, and we become their partner of choice.
• Growth is a decision, not a hiring plan. A new market, entity, store or channel goes live in weeks on the same backbone.
• Our technology is an asset. Clean data, strong security and proven systems that raise the value of the whole business.
It starts with flawless foundations: clean data, trusted numbers and a system people love to use. Then we go further, until the way we work becomes the way the industry works. You will have built that.
Who you are
You think like a trader and build like an architect. When you hear “a new customer wants 40 SKUs by Friday,” you instantly see where the system wins or loses that deal.
This is not just another job. Itis a role for someone who wants to build a weapon: relentless about delivery, impatient with excuses, and energised by taking the fight to our competitors.
Must-haves
• 10+ years in technology leadership, including senior ownership of systems for a multi-country, multi-entity wholesale, distribution or retail business.
• Outstanding Odoo expertise: deep functional knowledge of Sales, Inventory, Purchasing, Accounting and Point of Sale, plus enough technical depth (data model, ORM, APIs, customisation) to lead developers and challenge their work.
• A track record of designing business processes that measurably improved speed, accuracy or margin.
• Hands-on experience putting AI or automation into production, and a clear point of view on agentic AI in operations.
• Strong security architecture judgement across ERP, integrations and cloud.
• A commercial mindset: you talk about deals, margin and customers, not just modules.
• A builder’s drive: a ruthless focus on shipping, in a lean, owner-led company where you set direction and also roll up your sleeves.
Nice to have
• Experience in fragrance, cosmetics, FMCG or travel retail distribution.
• Knowledge of cross-border trade: customs documentation, multi-currency, multi-entity accounting.
• Experience with EDI, B2B portals and supplier or customer integrations.
• Experience running retail systems across multiple countries, including POS, store inventory and replenishment.
What we offer
• A true mandate: direct partnership with the Managing Director and the authority to shape the company’s future.
• Fast decisions and real investment behind the roadmap.
• A competitive salary, and a bonus that will exceed your expectations if you outperform top industry peers.
• The rare chance to build a distribution business’s technology from foundation to competitive weapon.
